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Medical Malpractice - Statute Of Limitations - Foreign Objects - The Adoption Of The Discovery Rule - Legislative Or Judicial Prerogative? Melnyk V. Cleveland Clinic, Alan J. Sobol
Akron Law Review
The rationale of the Court was that Melnyk could be distinguished with the recent case of Wyler v. Tripi, which held that a cause of action for medical malpractice accrues at the latest when the physician-patient relationship terminates, and which also recognized the legislature's authority to act in this area, on the basis that Wyler was not a foreign object case. Therefore, the Court felt it need not disturb the Wyler holding and could nevertheless hold the failure to remove the foreign objects in Melnyk was negligence as a matter of law and that equity and public policy require …
Johnson V. University Hospitals Of Cleveland: Public Policy Over Traditional Principles, Robert A. Williams
Johnson V. University Hospitals Of Cleveland: Public Policy Over Traditional Principles, Robert A. Williams
Akron Law Review
This Note will examine the policies and principles relating to the recovery of child rearing expenses in wrongful pregnancy or wrongful conception actions. This Note contends that the Johnson majority overemphasized certain policy considerations and was mistaken in allowing these policies to override traditional legal principles.
United States V. Moore: Aids And The Criminal Law: The Witch Hunt Begins, Robert Louis Stauter Md., J.D.
United States V. Moore: Aids And The Criminal Law: The Witch Hunt Begins, Robert Louis Stauter Md., J.D.
Akron Law Review
The United States v. Moore opinions written by Federal District Judge Diana E. Murphy and Circuit Judge Timbers reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of the disease process of AIDS. The purpose of this article is to help the reader critically analyze these court opinions. To facilitate this discussion the article will first provide the reader with some very basic, yet very technical, vocabulary used by medical specialists who care for and study patients with AIDS.
Welsh V. United States, The Sixth Circuit Gives A Physics Lesson - For Every Action There Is An Equal And Opposite Reaction, Daniel L. Bell
Welsh V. United States, The Sixth Circuit Gives A Physics Lesson - For Every Action There Is An Equal And Opposite Reaction, Daniel L. Bell
Akron Law Review
This casenote will review the facts of Welsh v. United States and present the current judicial approaches to spoliation of evidence in civil litigation. Second, the note will analyze the Welsh court's proposed solution to the spoliation problem. Finally, the note will discuss the use of the Welsh approach in litigation and management implications for health care facilities.
Chalk V. United States District Court Central District Of California: A Major Victory For Aids Employees Under The Federal Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Janet A. Michael
Chalk V. United States District Court Central District Of California: A Major Victory For Aids Employees Under The Federal Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Janet A. Michael
Akron Law Review
This note will first review the facts of Chalk v. United States District Court Central District of California and will present a broad overview of AIDS, outlining current medical knowledge of the disease. Second, this note will analyze the Rehabilitation Act, examining regulations, legislative history, and case law interpreting the Act. Finally, this note will analyze the impact of Chalk on future employment cases.